Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Band Picnic - Friday, June 3

The Annual Band Picnic is this week! 

When: Friday, June 3, 4-7pm (ish)

Who: Everyone in band.  (Alumni welcome, too)
 
Where: Village Green Park in Downtown Plainfield
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN LAST YEAR!  SEE THE MAP BELOW:














Why: Why do you think?  To have fun!!!

This will be a “potluck” style picnic with everyone bringing something to share.  Suggestions are:

Flutes - Drinks (pop, punch, iced tea, lemon aid, etc.)
Oboes and Bassoons –Condiments (ketchup, mustard, relish, etc.)
Clarinets – Desserts
Saxes – Fruit (berries, cut-up apples, watermelon, grapes, etc.) or veggies
Trumpets – Chips
Horns – Paper products (plates, cups, napkins, forks, etc.)
Low brass – meat (hot dogs, brats, hamburger, etc.)
Percussion – Buns
Directors - Charcoal

When purchasing items, keep in mind there are about 140 students and others may be  bringing the same item.  No one person should spend more than about $4.

Please direct any questions to Mr. Cook at 815-577-5702.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Concert & Symphonic Band Auditions

Auditions for Concert & Symphonic Bands are next week on Wednesday (5/26) and Thursday (5/27).  Auditions will occur during band classes.

Students who auditioned for Wind Ensemble in February do NOT need to re-audition.

Excerpts for the auditions is below:
(Note: ALL Percussionists have already auditioned.)

Students must also perform scales of 0 to 2 sharps or flats from the IMEA Scale Sheet.  Extra copies are available here.

2011-2012 Band Information

Band Information for the 2011-2012 school year was sent home this week.  This included:
  • Tentative Performance schedule
  • Summer Marching Band Schedule
  • Monticello Information
  • Audition Information (for those who did NOT try out for Wind Ensemble in Feb.)
  • Cost Information
  • Equipment Information
Please click here for an electronic copy.

If you have questions, please e-mail a band director.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Reminder: Band Booster Meeting TOMORROW

Reminder: The May band booster meeting is TOMORROW at 7:30pm in the band room.  We will be voting on officers for the 2011-2012 school year.

See you there!

Barnes & Noble Book Fair: Friday, May 13, 2011

Barnes & Noble Bookfair this week!

Details:  From 4-8pm on Friday, May 13, the South Band will host a book fair with Barnes & Noble at the Rt. 30/Plainfield Rd. store in Joliet.

Here's how it works: Present our voucher (available by clicking here) or ID number (10456879) when making a purchase, and up to 20% will be donated to the Band Program. This includes the cafe as well.  This is a great way to do GRADUATION shopping AND support the band!!!

Online Purchases: You can also shop online anytime this week and earn the same profit for the Bands. Just input the ID code (10456879) at checkout.  This allows family members from out of state to help us, too!

What happens at B&N: Our students will be involved in the evening by performing in small ensembles. The cafe will also be selling a specialty drink that will be named by our band students.

We will need some help: Students can sign up at school.  PARENTS: We need just a few people to supervise the following time slots:
  • 4-5pm
  • 5-6pm
  • 6-7pm
  • 7-8pm
If you can volunteer for one or more shifts, please e-mail Mrs. Hamilton at  (hownkris@comcast.net).  Volunteers should arrive at the designated time and we will put you to work!  (It's easy...just grab a coffee and keep an eye on things!)

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Announcements: 5/4/2011

LOTS of announcements this week!

  1. Schedule -
    5/7 - Flower Sale Pick-up at Fields Nursery, 10am-1pm
    5/10 - Band Booster meeting, 7:30pm
    5/12 - May Band Concert, 7pm
    5/13 - Barnes & Noble (see info below)
    5/16 - Graduation Rehearsal (ALL NON-SENIORS) 6-9pm
    5/18 - Concert Band A Performance at Aux Sable (see info below)
    5/21 - Band Banquet, 1:30pm at PSHS (see info below)
    5/22 - Graduation, call time 12pm (see info below)
  2. Flower Sale - Don't forget to pick up your flower orders this Saturday, May 7, from 10am-1pm at Fields Nursery.  Address: 1850 Caton Farm Road, Crest Hill, IL.  **There will also be some extra flowers for sale at the May Concert on 5/12.
  3. Barnes & Noble - We will be doing another B&N fundraiser on 5/13.  More info and vouchers will come out later this week.
  4. Concert Band A will be performing at Aux Sable Middle School 8th grade band concert on 5/18.  Please click here for more information.  
  5. Band Banquet - Invitations to the band banquet will be mailed home this week.  This is our end-of-the-year awards ceremony.  Please let us know if you do not receive an invitation by next week.
  6. Graduation - ALL non-seniors are required to perform at Graduation on Sunday, 5/22.  Call time on that day will be 12pm, and the ceremony begins at 2pm.  To prepare music for the event, there will be a required evening rehearsal on Monday, 5/16, from 6-9pm.  ALL non-senior band students must attend.
  7. Summer Dates - Next year's school calendar pushes the start of school up a week.  As a result, we are planning to have marching rehearsals in June and in August this year to accommodate for lost time.  Exact dates will be sent home at the end of this week.  At this point, we are planning to have rehearsals on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 5-9pm starting the week school ends (6/6).  After summer vacation, we will start up again during the first week of August.  Just trying to give you a heads up.